Could this be the season for Web TV? Nov 13, 2009
We've heard that Web-on-your-TV convergence promise for more than a decade, with ambitious efforts to make it happen including TV and WebTV Networks. Each time, the optimists have been wrong. (USA Today)
Tech Firms Need a Backup Plan Nov 1, 2009
As a venture capitalist, virtual CEO and executive of a number of Silicon Valley tech companies (WebTV, TiVo, GlobalGiving, senior counsel at Apple), Komisar has seen his share of firms that had to change business plans quickly. (Photo by David Needle). (Datamation)
Tech Firms Need a Backup Plan Nov 1, 2009
As a venture capitalist, virtual CEO and executive of a number of Silicon Valley tech companies (WebTV, TiVo, GlobalGiving, senior counsel at Apple), Komisar has seen his share of firms that had to change business plans quickly. (Photo by David Needle). (eSecurityPlanet)
Tech Firms Need a Backup Plan Nov 1, 2009
As a venture capitalist, virtual CEO and executive of a number of Silicon Valley tech companies (WebTV, TiVo, GlobalGiving, senior counsel at Apple), Komisar has seen his share of firms that had to change business plans quickly. (Photo by David Needle). (CIO Information Network)
This UN Thing Better Be More Productive Than a Conference Call Sep 23, 2009
And the Journal somehow makes it through without nostalgically mentioning WebTV. Chadwick Matlin is the staff reporter for The Big Money. (Slate)
OnLive Goes OnlineAnd It Could Kill the Game Console Sep 16, 2009
"I've always been a percentage hitter with my startups," says Perlman, who previously founded WebTV and Moxi Digital ... The next year, he cofounded WebTV, which Microsoft bought for $503 million during the dotcom bubble. (FastCompany)
Sony, Microsoft Face Whole New Game in Gaming Aug 14, 2009
The man behind OnLive is , a Silicon Valley veteran whose credentials include QuickTime, s streaming video technology; WebTV, which was purchased by Microsoft; and MOVA Contour, the motion-capture system used in the movies The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Incredible Hulk. The executive team also includes , the former chief executive officer of game-publisher , and veterans of such onetime tech stalwarts as Netscape Communications Corp. and MySQL.. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Developer Steve Perlman's Pearls of wisdom Jul 27, 2009
-- 1995 - WebTV Networks: co-founder, president and CEO. -- 2000 - Rearden Steel: co-founder; also founded Moxi Digital. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Entrepreneur hopes to revolutionize video games Jul 26, 2009
In 1995, Perlman co-founded Palo Alto's WebTV Networks, producing an inexpensive box that connected the Internet to standard television sets so even non-tech-savvy people could jump online ... WebTV still exists as MSN TV, even as consumer electronics makers rush to produce high-definition television monitors and other devices that similarly access the Internet without a computer ... Perlman is the first to admit he's never hit a home run during his career and describes his best-known venture,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Dealing in Jackson collectibles? Be careful Jun 27, 2009
The site's features include the sale of music by independent female musicians, an online shopping mall, talent contests, television and film awards, a Screening Room with films produced or directed by women, blogs on a variety of topics, and a series of WebTV shows hosted by actresses everywhere. Twolia is the definitive site for filmmakers, independent musicians, actors, entrepreneurs, and creative women seeking a platform for their many talents. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Selangor to enact Freedom of Info law May 19, 2009
Khalid said at the state governments belated observance of World Press Freedom Day and the launch of its Communications and Media Network -- a monthly newspaper and online portal both called selangor kini, and the webTV channel TV Selangor -- at the Petaling Jaya Civic Centre Tuesday. He said Pakatan component parties had proposed to the Federal Government that amendments be made to secrecy laws but there had been no response thus far. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Can OnLive change gaming? Apr 1, 2009
Built by Steve Perlman, the guy who created WebTV (and sold it for a cool $500 million to Microsoft), OnLive promises to stream games live, over the Internet, with no lag. Let me say that again: No lag. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Cloud service battles videogame boxes Mar 26, 2009
"By removing the reliance on expensive, short-lived console hardware, we are dramatically shifting the economics of the industry," said Steve Perlman, chief executive of OnLive, a serial entrepreneur who launched WebTV and the Moxie set-top box. The service aims to push the emerging concept of cloud computing to a new extreme in performance. (EETimes)
Cloud Computing Meets Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 Mar 26, 2009
Perlman is a well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur who helped launch WebTV, which Microsoft bought in 1997. He said OnLive allows complex and graphically rich games to play with outstanding performance on even low-end PCs or Macs. (Datamation)
New gaming system unveiled Mar 25, 2009
OnLive, which was started by WebTV founder Steve Perlman and former Eidos CEO Mike McGarvey, is aiming to launch a system -- seven years in the works -- that will digitally distribute first-run, AAA games from publishers like Electronic Arts, Take-Two, Ubisoft, Atari, and others, all at the same time as those titles are released into retail channels. The system is designed to allow players to stream on-demand games at the highest quality onto any Intel-based Mac or PC running XP or Vista,... (CNN)
OnLive: Video games without the hardware Mar 25, 2009
Perlman, who previously helped develop QuickTime, WebTV and Moxi, spun Palo Alto, Calif. -based OnLive out of technology incubator firm Rearden. (USA Today -- Life)
Start-up says it has console-free gaming Mar 25, 2009
"It's the last console you'll need," said Perlman, a former principal scientist at Apple who in 1995 cofounded WebTV, bringing Internet access to TV sets. He later sold WebTV to for more than $500 million. (Boston Globe)
Google exec plans 6,000-square-foot home Mar 21, 2009
He wasn't positive that a larger home couldn't be built in another zone (remember the WebTV guy's house in Palo Alto Hills. . (Palo Alto Online, CA)
TDC YouSee Selects Media Excel Encoders for Mobile TV Technology Refresh Mar 5, 2009
Media Excel Inc., the Worlds Only Providers of Next-Generation Transcoding Solutions for Mobile TV, WebTV & IPTV, Announced Today That Its Hera 4000 Mobile TV Solutions Have Been Selected by YouSee for Its 3G Mobile TV Technology Refresh ... "The Hera 4000 Mobile TV solution delivers up to 8 channels SDI encoding or 16 MPEG2 channels transcoding in real time in H.264, H.263 and MPEG4 within a single 1U appliance, compliant with 3G, DVB-H, DVB-SH, MediaFLO & live TV delivered to the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Innovation in a squeeze, says entrepreneur Feb 25, 2009
"I have a harder time getting investment today than when I first got out of college," said Perlman who helped create products including WebTV, the Moxi Media Center and Apple QuickTime in a career that has included work in several startups as well as stints at both Apple and Microsoft. Some big venture capital firms have discontinued the practice of reserving a fraction of their funds for high risk investments, he said. (EETimes)
